WTH is Going On with the Spike in Antisemitism? Walter Russell Mead on the Myth of Jewish Power and His New History of the US-Israel Relationship

Kanye West, Nick Fuentes, and Donald Trump meet for dinner… and
discuss what, exactly? Indeed, what does a white supremacist have
in common with Kanye?? Yep, hatred for the Jewish people. The
spike in antisemitism seen today can be explained away – bad
economy, covid, whatever – but the sad truth is that Jew-hatred
has been a perennial in American life for centuries. The truth,
of course, is that America’s tiny percentage of Jews have been
singularly unable to move the needle in favor of their own
well-being or the well-being of the State of Israel. The reality
and the tropes of antisemitism do not line up in any way. But
when have facts ever gotten in the way of bigotry?


The rise in antisemitism, relations with the State of Israel and
much more on today’s episode with Walter Russell Mead. Mead is
the author of the new book, The Arc of a Covenant: The United
States, Israel, and the Fate of the Jewish People. He is the
Global View Columnist at the Wall Street Journal, a Distinguished
Fellow at the Hudson Institute, and a Professor of Foreign
Affairs and Humanities and Bard College. He is also a member of
the Aspen Institute.


Download the transcript here.